Internationals, Medvedev flies to the semifinals: Hanfmann knocks out in two sets

Daniil Medvedev is in the semifinals in Rome. Challenge without history on the Centrale del Italian Forumwith Russian third in the world overtaking German Yannick Hanfmann, number 101 coming from qualifying, in two sets 6-2 6-2. The technical gap between the two is too wide, with Medvedev who has suffered on a few, rare occasions the continuous use of the short ball by his rival. The Russian, third seeded, easily won the first set 6-2, immediately winning the break in the second, which ended in a photocopy.

Medvedev, who he meets in the semifinals

Medvedev will face the winner of the match between the Greek in the semifinals Stefanos Tsitsipas, n. 5 atp, and Croatian Born Coric, n. 16, closing the evening program on Thursday 18 May. Tomorrow rest round for the men, space for the women’s semifinals: Anhelina Kalinina against Veronika Kudermetova and Jelena Ostapenko against Elena Rybakina. The Russian will be back on the field on Saturday, when the Dane will also face off – in the other semifinal Holger rune and Norwegian Casper Ruud.